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Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Coco;s Island   "A well oiled machine"
Third trip to Coco's Island on the Undersea Hunter. A very good boat with a crew to match. All divers must be Nitrox certified, ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2015   david whiteside
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet/Cocos Wind Dancer Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Great Diving and Very Tired Crew "
The trip over and back was very calm seas. It did take 42 and 44 hours in perfect conditions due to the limitation of the engines. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2015   timothy g warner
250+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Cocos June 2015"
This was my 9th trip to Cocos, 6th on the Sea Hunter. I had not been since the tiger sharks arrived in 2008. The tiger sharks we... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2015   Tom Mifflin
500+ Dives 		 
Okeanos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Cocos   "Cocos Island, Costa Rica"
May is a transition season so the conditions can be unpredictable. We had poor visibility on many dives and some sites had very s... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2015   John J. Sambogna
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos   Ben Davison, Undercurrent sent an email about a 20% discount on the SEa Hunter, if you were able to travel between April 21- May 1. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2015   Edward Leibowitz
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
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Cocos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Cocos on Wind Dancer Dec 20-30 2014"
This was a trip over Christmas week on the Wind Dancer. You need to fly in a day early and stay in Escazu. The boat picks you up a... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
12/2014   Jason Propsner
500+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Cocos Island on the magnificent Undersea Hunter"
Everything was perfect on the entire trip, thanks to Onno @ [. . . ] and the wonderful crew (and boat)of the Sea Hunt... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2014   Warren Sprung
500+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Long Trip; OK Diving"
After spending a night at the Holiday Inn, Escazu, myself and the other 20 divers were transported by bus to Puntarenas to board t... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2014   Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Cocos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Isla del Coco   Traveling to/ from Costa Rica was easy; airport operations were smooth and secure. Plan on spending a night or two in a hotel befo... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
7/2014   David Schwab
250+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   "Pre El Nino Dive Trip to Cocos Island: Great trip, limited prospects"
I took advantage of a sudden cancellation to take this trip, which had been on my bucket list. The bottom line is that this is a ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2014   David Welch
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard ARGO Liveaboard   Capitalism has reached Cocos Island. There is now a $35 per person per day head tax while diving without so much as a T- shirt. ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2013   Don Bellew
1000+ Dives 		 
Okeanos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Cocos Is.   One of the best dive trips ever. I want to keep this brief - it's also my first review here: you DEFINITELY need a 5 mm wetsuit - ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2013   Andrew James Gregor
<100 Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island National Park   This was a special expedition (run twice a year) to assist scientists tag hammerhead and Galapagos sharks underwater using pole sp... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2013   TODD STEINER
<100 Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     The cabins were small as were the shower/ bathrooms. I took my showers sitting on the toilet when the seas were rough because spac... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
5/2012   Leona M Holaday
1000+ Dives 		 
La Paloma Resort Full report   Canos Island   Getting to Drake Bay on the Osa Penninsula from Sierpe required a water taxi of about 1 hour through the mangroves. From here you ... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
6/2011   susan morris
<100 Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Peter Hughes' Debbie Messina, travel agent Full report       I made hotel reservations with Debbie Messina, Peter Hughes in SanJose, Costa Rica. We were told we had to arrive the day before... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2010   Mary L. Long
<100 Dives 		 
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos   This 12 night charter was my fourth to Cocos and the third one on this boat. Nevertheless, the decision to join this trip was mad... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2010   DAVID SHEMTOV
500+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard     I recently had the opportunity to visit the Cocos Islands aboard the Undersea Hunter in early June. As most of us here at the foru... Full report  
2 stars
1 stars  
6/2010   MAX WEINMANN
500+ Dives 		 
Argo (Undersea Hunter) Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   I think most people have heard how spectacular Cocos Island diving is, so I won't belabor that point except to point out it is mos... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
5/2010   Gina Sanfilippo
250+ Dives 		 
Ocotal Beach Resort Full report   El Ocotal, Arenal, San Jose   We left Chicago in a snow storm, probably the last flight that made it out that morning and were on the beach by 2 PM in high 80 d... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2008   R and K Rankhorn
250+ Dives 		 
La Paloma Full report   Osa Peninsula   Our 1 hour flight from San Jose, 45 minute van ride and 15 minute boat ride landed us in La Paloma. After climbing a steep hill w... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2008   anne warburton
250+ Dives 		 
Okeanos Aggressor Full report   Cocos Island   Flew into to San Jose two days before our departure. Spent a day doing white water rafting down the Pacuare River which was fantas... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2008   Brent Barnes
250+ Dives 		 
Summer-Salt Full report   Guanacaste - Playa del Coco   Hotel Puerta del Sol (arranged through Summer- Salt and with no independent website) is clean and comfortable, though hardly posh. ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
6/2008   Bill DuBois
100+ Dives 		 
Ocotal Beach Resort Full report   West Coast   Two of us took in an early May week of Costa Rican west coast diving at Ocotal Beach Resort on the Gulf of Papagayo – with reduced... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   James Filipczak
500+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Group Full report   Cocos Island[N/A]   By far, the most professional/ safety conscious operation I've ever experienced. It needs to be (out of range of heli evac, a... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
5/2008   Mickey Rosenberg
100+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Isla del Cocos via the Undersea Hunter is as good as advertised, 11 days at sea to a fabulous site. We totally lucked out weatherw... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
2/2008   Ed Noga
500+ Dives 		 
Rich Coast Divers Full report       I've been diving Playa del Coco three times in the last 5 years, all with Rich Coast Divers. They have changed owners, and althou... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
12/2007   Terry Anderson
500+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Be aware that it's a 30 - 36 hour ride from the mainland out to Cocos. What the crew said was an average passage seemed pretty ro... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2007   Mike Judd
250+ Dives 		 
Oceans Unlimited Full report   Manuel Antonio   The trip was about 2 hours beacsue the ocean was initially a bit choppy. we arrived at Cano Island and our first dive site was Ba... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2007   Divegirl80
1000+ Dives 		 
Okeanos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Cocos Island diving is all that it is cracked up to be - and much more! Incredible hammerhead shark diving, white tips on every d... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2007   Steve Pittman
1000+ Dives 		 
Ocotal Beach Resort Full report   Guanacaste   We had a WONDERFUL experience staying at the Ocotal Beach Resort which we had read about in the Divers' Chapbook. We will definit... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
5/2007   Cindy Cook
100+ Dives 		 
Cano Divers Full report   Isla de Cano   Dove with Cano Divers, and stayed at their bungalows overlooking the ocean, which is at Pirate Cove: piratecovecostarica. com C... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
12/2006   Terry Anderson
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Ocotal Beach Resort Full report   Guanacaste   We were concerned about previous negative comments about this resort and their dive staff, but ultimately chose Ocotal Beach ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2006   Richard Himmel
100+ Dives 		 
Seahunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island & Malpelo   The ship is in excellent condition. Everything worked! Including all the multimedia video. Good assortment of video movies in ord... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2006   Mel Butler
1000+ Dives 		 
SeaHunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos/Malpelo   SeaHunter is a fantastic boat with a fantastic captain (Chris), divemaster (Toby) and crew! Fly to San Jose and the SeaHunter arra... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2006   Laura Mosqueda
250+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   I was on the Undersea Hunter in 91 and the Sea Hunter in 95. Both are excellent boats and have great diving operations. The shar... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2006   Gary R. Nachtigal
1000+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard     This trip to Malepelo Island and then to the CoCos Islands was the best dive trip that we have ever been on. The Seahunter a... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2006   Chris Cozzi/Lisa Anderson
500+ Dives 		 
Sea Hunter Full report   Malpelo & Cocos   The Best big animal diving ever! Consistantly more marine life than I have ever seen. This was the trip of a life time!!! Malpelo ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2006   Dave & Susan Eckenberger
1000+ Dives 		 
Herradura Divers Full report   Central Pacific   This dive operation is small and the only one in this area, Very friendly, Had to transfer to second boat to go out to reef. Was no... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
4/2006   David N Scarborough
1000+ Dives 		 
Agressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Cocos Isalnd   Okay, admittedly I'm a fan of Peter's Hughes operation. So right up front you know I like to be pampered along with great diving. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2006   Larry S. Klumb
1000+ Dives 		 
Agulia de Osa Inn Full report   Cano Island   Unfortunately the diving had very poor visibility, 15' to 30'max! Plenty of white tip sharks, jacks, barracuda, puffer fish etc. T... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
12/2005   scott johnson
250+ Dives 		 
SEA HUNTER Full report LiveAboard COCO ISLAND   THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE HOWARD HALLS IMAX VIDEO ON COCO AND READ EVERY ARTICLE ABOUT THE SEA HUNTER. I KNOW I HAD TO GO THERE I W... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2005   Robert Levine
1000+ Dives 		 
Cocos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     The Okeanos Aggressor is the worst Aggressor I've ever been on. Other than great meals, the overall quality of service was sadly l... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2005   jean miller
500+ Dives 		 
Okeanos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   You must stay 1 night prior to trip in Costa Rica. The recommended hotel in San Jose is clean and has a good open air restaurant. ... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
10/2005   Jason Pellegatto
250+ Dives 		 
SeaHunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Unbelievable diving, schools of scalloped hammerheads on every dive; silvertips, silkies and white tips as well. Very comfo... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2005   Carol Gurba
100+ Dives 		 
Sea Hunter Full report   Cocos Island   The diving was very excellent. I went with the special rebreather expedition sponsored by Fathoms magazine and managed by Brett Gi... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2005   LeRoy Anderson
250+ Dives 		 
Rich Coast diving Full report   playa del coco   We fell in love with Costa Rica. Both under and above the water it's beautiful, we've even changed our plans and are getting read... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2005   Brenda van Gestel
1000+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report   Cocos Island   Two days before we were scheduled to fly to Costa Rica, 24 people were arrested for plotting to blow up at least 10 airborne plane... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2005   Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
UnderSea Hunter Full report   Cocos Island   The Undersea Hunter is a well run operation from sched, trip planning to the actual diving. The trip out was better then ex... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2005   Michele
100+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Cocos is ONLY for experienced divers. The dives are all deep, currents can be ripping, safety stops can become blue water drifts ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2004   Peter Belden
100+ Dives 		 
El Ocotal Full report       Hotel El Ocotal and the dive operation were first rate in every way. The service was consistently friendly and of extremely high q... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
10/2004   Bud
100+ Dives 		 
Ocotal Resort Full report       I'll never return to Ocotal, but if you choose to stay there, REVIEW YOUR BILL THOROUGHLY!! The room charge is billed to your car... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2004   Diane May
100+ Dives 		 
Undersea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Coco Island   If your mantra is "Hammerheads" this is your place. Sharks are everywhere. Hundreds of scalloped hammerheads, hundreds of white ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2004   Ralph Baker
250+ Dives 		 
El Ocotal Full report       We were looking for a destination where my husband and I could do some good diving, and also have some fun with our kids (12, 9 an... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
6/2004   Elizabeth Hilla
100+ Dives 		 
Rich Coast Diving Full report   Pacific Side   "Left Out at Sea"
Though I had confirmed our reservations 3 times directly with Rich Coast's owner, upon arrival we were greeted with the comment "O... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2003   Douglas
500+ Dives 		 
Ocotal Resort Full report   Gulf of Papagayo   This is a decent resort, and I'd probably return again. The restaurant is consistently good, and the rooms very clean and well- ma... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2003   Carl Scott
100+ Dives 		 
Ocotal Beach Resort Full report       Very intimate hotel. Great service everywhere. Most rooms are set in buildings spaced out hillside. Some beachfront rooms. The... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2003   A. Segal
250+ Dives 		 
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Crouching in a semi circle in the sand, or clutching the boulder ridges along the side walls of Alcyone, we watched in awe as l... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2003   Patrick Wikstrom
500+ Dives 		 
UnderSeahunter Full report   Cocos/Malpelos   The FATHOMS MAGAZINE rebreather expedition took on the double island trip with the SeaHunter visiting first Malpelos for four days... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
6/2003   Gregg Gaylord
500+ Dives 		 
Okeanos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Nitrox is a must at Cocos Island and the course can be taken on board. I used an air computer as a backup and it went into de... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
5/2003   Steve Wenc
250+ Dives 		 
Okeanos Aggressor Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Diving was incredible, boat was horrible. Emailing longer report separately to editor@undercurrent. org ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2003   Roger Carlson
500+ Dives 		 
MV Seahunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos Island   Our first but not our last trip to Cocos Island. We're signed up for a July 2004 repeat trip on the MV Seahunter. The Seahunter is... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2002   Frank and Renie Arroyo
250+ Dives 		 
Sea Hunter liveaboard Full report   Cocos/Malpelo   Malpelo was outstanding. We had over 500 silkies checking us out on one of our safety stops. Moray eels are everywhere, sometimes... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
6/2002   Nikki Mahan
500+ Dives 		 
Underseahunter Full report   Cocos Island   Flat ocean on the trip to and from Cocos Island. The dive masters were great with predive instructions which can be very important... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
5/2002   Willard Pascoe
500+ Dives 		 
Sea Hunter Full report LiveAboard Cocos   We had two wonderful trips aboard the Sea Hunter, one in January, one in August. There were less sharks, but sunny weather during ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
1/2002   Starkovsky, Cynthia
250+ Dives 		 
Diving Safaris/ [same]Sol Playa Hermosa Full report       Nitrox was promised but was unavailable. Lame excuse was given for not being available. Night dives and trip to Bat Islands ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2002   Brian Bolton
<100 Dives 		 
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